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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.…………………
First Semester Career Related B.Sc. Degree Examination, November 2017
First Degree Programme under CBCSS Foundation Course (for Botany and Biotechnology)
AUBB121: Methodology and Perspective of Biotechnology
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in a word or one or two sentences.
1. The name Kary Mullis is associated with which famous technique in Biotechnology 2. What is Biopiracy
3. Green fluorescent protein was first isolated from which organism
4. Name the bacteria known as natural generic engineer of plants.
5. What is the name of the first inter genetic somatic hybrids between potato and tomato
6. Give a definition for Biotechnology
7. Write down the full form of the following: WIPO, GM.
8. Which computer language is used for Artificial Intelligence
9. Which is the first web browser
10. What does stand for
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SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, not exceeding a paragraph.
11. What is bioinformatics
12. What is Golden Rice In what way it is different from the normal rice
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13. What is the name of the first gene transferred to crop plants for providing pest resistance From which source they were isolated
14. Explain the term "Bioethics".
15. Is biotechnology really a new technology Express your idea.
16. What is the role of copyright in biotechnology
17. Two coins are tossed, find the probability that two heads are obtained. Note: Each coin has two possible outcomes H (heads) and T (Tails).
18. Name any four image graphic file format
19. Explain briefly the Hybridoma Technology
20. What is Poisson distribution
21. A die is rolled, find the probability that an even number is obtained. 22. What is micropropagation of plants and why is it important
x 2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Short essay type Answer any SIX questions.
23. How is Biotechnology being used in agriculture and food production
24. Explain in detail IP and IPR
25. What are Trade secrets and Trademarks
26. What are the main areas of consideration for safety aspects in Biotechnology
27. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5
28. Describe four methods used to display summarized data, after a data collection.
29. What is meant by Statistical significance What is p value Name any two common statistical tests, which can be interpreted using p values.
30. Explain Good Laboratory Practice
31. What is Research and why do we conduct Research
x 4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Long essay type Answer any TWO questions.
32. What is a patent and what are the advantages of getting a patent What are plant breeder‟s rights What do you mean by patenting live forms
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33. What are biofuels Why are they important Explain any four biofuels.
34. What are scientific instruments Explain any four scientific instruments used in Biotechnology.
35. Describe the following five industrial applications of Biotechnology. Biopharmaceutics.
Gene therapy.
Genetically modified food crops.
Industrial Biotechnology.
Tissue engineering.
x 15 30 Marks)